Mystery Spot - St Ignace, Michigan
N 45° 52.447 W 084° 48.493
16T E 670097 N 5082397
Saint Ignace Mystery Spot is located at 150 Martin Lake Road
St. Ignace, Michigan in the Upper Peninsula.
Waymark Code: WMGVQQ
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 04/13/2013
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Story of the Saint Ignace Mystery Spot (from the web site)
In the early 1950’s, 3 surveyors named Clarence, Fred and McCray came from California to explore the Upper Peninsula. They stumbled across an area of land where their surveying equipment didn’t seem to work properly. For instance, no matter how many times they tried to level their tripod, through the use of a plum-bob or level, the plum-bob would always be drawn far to the east, even as the level was reading level. As they continued their research of this land, they noticed a constant feeling of being light-headed. Later, realizing their queasiness and problems with the surveying equipment only occurred in an area about 300 feet in diameter, they felt they had discovered a “Mystery Spot”.
The tour is about 20-minutes long with exhibits that seem to defy the laws of gravity, such as water running uphill. Our visit to this Mystery Spot was fun and I think everyone should experience a tourist attraction like this at least once in their lifetime. Don't overthink it and just have fun with it.
Description of Effect (Natural Illusion, Man-made, Unknown): You will experience man-made optical contradictions and physical sensations that are hard to believe.
Description of Location: (Tourist, Rural, etc.): Tourist attraction located 5 miles west of St. Ignace and the Mackinac Bridge on Hwy. US-2.
Admission (For tourist attractions): Ages 5-11 $5.00* Age 12 and up $7.00*
Available hours (For tourist attractions):
May 05 through June 15- 9:00 a.m.- 8:00 p.m.
June 16 through Labor Day- 8:00 a.m.- 9:00 p.m.
Labor Day through October 7- 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Website Reference (if available): http://www.mysteryspotstignace.com/
Additional information that will help visitors at the site::
St. Ignace Mystery Spot is open rain or shine and also includes 1000 feet of zip lines at this location.
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